藹然

See also: 蔼然

Chinese

		friendly	so; thus; like this so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right
trad. (藹然)		藹	然
simp. (蔼然)		蔼	然

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ǎirán

  (Zhuyin): ㄞˇ ㄖㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): oi² jin⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ǎirán
    • Zhuyin: ㄞˇ ㄖㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ǎirán
    • Wade–Giles: ai³-jan²
    • Yale: ǎi-rán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: aeran
    • Palladius: айжань (ajžanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐän³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: oi² jin⁴
    • Yale: ói yìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: oi² jin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: oi² yin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɔːi̯³⁵ jiːn²¹/

Adjective

藹然

1. (literary) amiable; amicable

Synonyms

• 仁和 (rénhé) (literary)
• 仁愛／仁爱 (rén'ài)
• 仁慈 (réncí)
• 友善 (yǒushàn)
• 可親／可亲 (kěqīn)
• 和善 (héshàn)
• 和氣／和气
• 和藹／和蔼 (hé'ǎi)
• 善良 (shànliáng)
• 好心 (hǎoxīn)
• 惠 (huì) (literary, or in compounds)
• 惠愛／惠爱 (huì'ài) (literary)
• 慈愛／慈爱 (cí'ài)
• 慈祥 (cíxiáng)
• 祥和 (xiánghé)
• 腍善 (nam⁴ sin⁶) (Cantonese)
• 隨和／随和

 

Derived terms

• 藹然可親／蔼然可亲 (ǎiránkěqīn)